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There'so much to see and do in George town, from roaming around the old and historical parts, with all the deautifull and decorative temple's mosque's churches, wonderfull colonial building's, the fort is a must to see, with food and refreshments stalls all around. So you...More

It sucks! The guide books over-rated this capital city of Penang. It's grimey, dirty and boring! The only place half decent is the shopping mall near Traders Hotel (that is if you want to go shopping). Little India was quite interesting but that's about it.

We have stayed in the Eastern & Oriental Hotel which was amazing. The town is very easy to walk around and you can cover it all north to south & east to west in about 20 mins, without stopping to explore! We discovered following some...More

My husband and I had a wonderful time just exploring this interesting town. We walked through the streets and alleys, shopping for souvenirs, photographing sites that were fascinating and taking in the various ethnic groups that live and work in a relatively small area. We...More

We visited Georgetown over public holiday weekend which was a mistake. The city was swamped by cars, and we couldn’t see the tourist attractions because of the traffic.
Apart from bars serving mostly cheap chemical beer and noisy food courts ,Penang doesn’t offer anything more...More

With changing time and in the world of technology today, George Town (GT) stands firm carrying its past glory of more than two hundred years. This is vintage town at its best, giving you glimpses of its glorious as well as painful past during the...More

I really don't understand the positive articles in the Lonely Planet and the enthusiastic reviews on Youtube. I think Georgetown is really overrated! It is just a common city. I was especially looking forward to the famous street food, but this is just as good...More

Georgetown has a bit of everything for everyone. I liked the history and the food of the old town. Small bars and places to eat in the old town full of character and history. Mix that with new hotels if you like that, beach side...More

A charming city with all the diversity it offers.
You can walk if you can, and meet people.
Things are simple and you can talk to anyone, ask or discuss.
A mix of modern and old buildings from the British colonization or what they call...More

There is so much to see and do here, not to mention the hundreds of places for an interesting meal. Each time you turn a corner there is something new to see. We mostly did our walking in the early morning or every evening evening...More

Day 2, in the morning we make a trip to penang hill 870 m high for panoramic view of GeorgeTown. We got our driver mr chua to buy the group express tram queue ticket to avoid long wait for rm 40. There many other attraction...More